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    Thanks for posting this. <br>
    <br>
    And here is the inimitable Karl Auerbach (of course tech has moved
    on with caching etc) but the same issues apply (there is one
    excellent small post by him, but I can't find it...):<br>
    <br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cavebear.com/archive/rw/igf-structural-principles-for-internet-governance.pdf">http://www.cavebear.com/archive/rw/igf-structural-principles-for-internet-governance.pdf</a>
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    Shall we have internet governance as a Republic with democratic
    control over all aspects, or should we have a little democracy with
    a CIR monarchy?<br>
    <br>
    The USG does not follow its own constitution and so even
    'reasonable' monarchic CIR arrangements.<br>
    <br>
    As such these arrangements are interesting, as Nassim Taleb said
    about the US financial system but is common sense apt here as we get
    lost in technocracy (and which is the prism from which I read 'leave
    CIR out' after this):<br>
    <br>
    "People who were driving a school bus blindfolded (and crashed it)
    should never be given a new bus. The economics establishment
    (universities, regulators, central bankers, government officials,
    various organisations staffed with economists) lost its legitimacy
    with the failure of the system. It is irresponsible and foolish to
    put our trust in the ability of such experts to get us out of this
    mess. Instead, find the smart people whose hands are clean. "<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013/06/12 11:57 AM, Katim S. Touray
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAJhHpNvvvJWxuAp8_H7JrK-OYt_Zbd+s2oPciAZdAEJsTCC1mw@mail.gmail.com"
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        <div>Dear all,<br>
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        <div>To help frame the discussion, here's the link to ICANN's
          IANA contract:<br>
          <br>
          <div style="margin-left:40px"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/contract-01oct12-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/contract-01oct12-en.pdf</a><br>
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        <div>There's also the USDOC amendment to the renewal of the
          ICANN-Verisign contract:<br>
          <br>
          <div style="margin-left:40px"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment_32_11292012.pdf">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment_32_11292012.pdf</a><br>
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        <div>As has been pointed out, ICANN doesn't have anything to do
          with Internet content and whether or not it is monitored.
          However, there's no doubt that revelations about US government
          surveillance of Internet data harms their case in the debate
          on multi-stakeholder Internet governance, including of ICANN
          itself and matters under its purview.<br>
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        <div>Katim<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:40 AM,
          Chaitanya Dhareshwar <span dir="ltr"><<a
              moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:chaitanyabd@gmail.com"
              target="_blank">chaitanyabd@gmail.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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              <div>That would be my understanding as well Nick. However
                in ICANN's case I understand there are clauses that
                prevent them shifting HQ to another
                jurisdiction/country. </div>
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                  <div>-C</div>
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                  <div class="h5">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Nick
                    Ashton-Hart <span dir="ltr"><<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:nashton@ccianet.org"
                        target="_blank">nashton@ccianet.org</a>></span>
                    wrote:<br>
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                      <p dir="ltr">The law governing a contract is
                        entirely separate from the legal jurisdiction in
                        which the parties to it are domiciled.</p>
                      <div class="gmail_quote">On 11 Jun 2013 23:19,
                        "Avri Doria" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:avri@ella.com" target="_blank">avri@ella.com</a>>
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                          Well said Nick.<br>
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                          Anriette<br>
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                          On 11/06/2013 10:07, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:<br>
                          > Dear all,<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Reading the governance list, I'm struck
                          by how little discussion there<br>
                          is on how to take the things that you
                          presumably agree on (objection to<br>
                          overbroad surveillance, etc.) and do something
                          productive with it; it<br>
                          seems almost all effort is spent trying to
                          score points against factions.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Is this really the best that this list
                          can do?<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Other lists - like Best Bits - are
                          responding with statements and the<br>
                          like on topical subjects. Would you rather
                          score points against one<br>
                          another, or score points for the public
                          interest?<br>
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